School: Lubhghortán (Lowertown), Scoil Mhuire (roll number 4172)
- Location:
- Lowertown, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Máire, Bean Uí Mhathúna
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0289, Page 277
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- (continued from previous page)another bowl of the porridge and gave it to him. He finished it and was satisfied. Then they knew that it was food he wanted. The man that gave him the food was called "Mungee" from that time until the day of his death. The coast guards who were in Schull heard about them and they sent a car for them to Gunpoint. When they were leaving, they cried and they shook hands with the people who saved them from the sea, and they said "Good Mothers" to the women that fed them. The crew of the boat who saved the men were: John Donovan Gunpoint who was captain.Jeremiah Donovan, captain's son, who was then sixteen years of age.Denis Callaghan Gunpoint
Mike Callagahan Gunpoint
Jim Callagahan Gunpoint
(Brothers)Jim Sullivan Ballybrack
Denis Burke Ballybrack(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Annie Donovan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Gunpoint, Co. Cork
- Informant
- Mr Jeremiah Donovan
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 97
- Occupation
- Farmer
- Address
- Gunpoint, Co. Cork
